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(88) Date of publication A3: 22.11.2012 (43) Date of publication: 01.01.2014 Bulletin 2014/01 (21) Application number: 12750146.8 (22) Date of filing: 16.02.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06Q 50/10(2012.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2012/025438 (87) International publication number: WO 2012/115852 (30.08.2012 Gazette 2012/35)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 24.02.2011 US 201161446239 P 18.04.2011 US 201113089154 09.05.2011 US 201113103813 (71) Applicant: Google Inc. Mountain View, CA 94043 (US)	(72) Inventors: PATTERSON, James Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) MOODY, Nathan Mountain View, CA 94043 (US) (74) Representative: Round, Edward Mark  Marks & Clerk LLP 90 Long Acre London WC2E 9RA London WC2E 9RA (GB)